24-35  Number of Companies in Hong Kong that are Regional Offices  by  Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company  　
　
Item 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
　
Number of companies in Hong Kong  1650 2146 2293 2171 2241
  that are regional offices
Countries/territories with the
  largest number of regional offices
  in Hong Kong
    The United States 278 358 420 437 498
    Japan 368 492 533 471 442
    United Kingdom 124 155 163 163 196
    The mainland of China  136 160 172 170 148
    Germany 76 93 108 96 122
    Taiwan,China 97 113 142 121 111
    France 74 88 88 91 101
    Singapore 39 76 77 79 81
    Switzerland 50 69 68 61 61
    Republic of Korea 56 71 76 49 60
    Netherlands 48 65 62 57 55